Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dighton, John (Editor), Krumins, Jennifer Adams (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Biodiversity, Community and Ecosystems, 1
• Subjects: Environment.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Microbial ecology.; Forestry.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Microbial Ecology.

Soil is a heterogeneous medium which supports more biodiversity per unit volume than any other system. This book explores how that biodiversity is translated into ecological functions supporting plant growth by providing both essential minerals for plant growth and other growth promoting factors lik...